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GALUMA MAYMURA, born 1951, YAMBIRRKU, 2013, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark

GALUMA MAYMURA, born 1951, YAMBIRRKU, 2013, natural earth pigments on eucalyptus bark SIGNED: bears inscription on Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts label verso: artist’s name, location and cat.4316R DIMENSIONS: 141.0 x 56.0 cm PROVENANCE: Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts, Yirrkala, Northern Territory The McKay Superannuation Fund Art Collection, Brisbane EXHIBITED: National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Art Award, Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory, Darwin, 9 August 2013 – 10 November 2013 This work is accompanied by a certificate from Buku-Larrngay Mulka Arts which states: ‘This painting shows the action of the sand crabs transmuting the flesh of a Yambirrku fish as a metaphor for the mortuary rituals of the Manggalili clan at Djarrakpi as the deceased’s soul returns to its font.’